Fashion Models

A model is a person who is employed for the purpose of displaying and promoting fashion clothing or other products and for advertising or promotional purposes or who poses for works of art. As a model you could display catwalk, editorial or commercial fashion. The job involves travelling all over the world to events, shoots and shows. A Career as a commercial or fashion catwalk model does not last forever. In fact, there is an age limit set for aspiring catwalk models as well as commercial fashion models. Girls who are aspiring to become catwalk models, must start at a very early age around 15 – 22, while boys can start their modeling career between the ages of 18 – 25. There are also a number of different modeling opportunities such as hand, feet, leg, hair and face models. Typical Duties Attending numerous photo shoots Presenting collections on the catwalk Representing a brand or campaign Skills and Interests You need to be willing to wear what ever you are given Have the ability to create a certain image for a designer by bringing personality to each pose You must have a strong passion and be dedicated Be confident and present an individual style/look which separates you from other models Able to travel where ever you may be needed You have to be comfortable in front of the camera